Uncommon ADS, signed “Dan of St. Tho's Jenifer Inten.” and endorsed "Wm. Paca," one page both sides, 7.5 x 5, March 15, 1785. Handwritten document by Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer as Maryland's intendant of the revenue, in full: "Ordered, that the Western Shore Treasurer pay to his Excellency William Paca Esq. one hundred & ten pounds three shillings & seven pence current money." Signed at the conclusion in ink by Jenifer, and endorsed on the reverse by Paca: "Contents received 15 Mar. 1785, Wm. Paca." In fine condition, with a trivial hole near the bottom edge, affecting Jenifer's signature.
William Paca (1740–1799) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland who served in the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1782, and as governor of Maryland from 1782 to 1785 (in which capacity he signed this document). One of America's Founding Fathers, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer (1723-1790) was Maryland-born politician and signer of the United States Constitution. Boasting two significant founders' autographs on a single document, this is a superb piece of early American history.
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